LA County Board

47. Interstate 605/Valley Boulevard Interchange Improvement Project Agreement Recommended: Acting as the Governing Body of the County and as the Governing Body of the County’s Flood Control District (District), acting as responsible agencies for the Interstate 605/Valley Boulevard Interchange Improvement Project (Project), consider the Negative Declaration/Environmental Assessment with Finding of No Significant Impact prepared and adopted by the State of California Department of Transportation as lead Agency; certify that the Board has independently reviewed and considered and reached its own conclusions regarding the environmental effects of the County and the District's approvals related to the Project as shown in the Negative Declaration; adopt the environmental commitments applicable to the County and the District, as applicable, finding that the commitments are adequately designed to ensure compliance with the environmental commitments approved by Caltrans during Project implementation. Authorize the Director of Public Works, acting as the Road Commissioner and the Chief Engineer of the District, to enter into the funding, design, and construction agreement and any necessary amendments to the agreement for the Project and approve funding in the amount of $2,901,243 for the County’s share of the Project. Authorize the Director to approve an additional amount up to $666,007, representing 25% of the Project's construction cost estimate, should the low bid amount exceed the County’s initial deposit of $2,901,243. (Supervisorial District 1) (Department of Public Works) ADOPT (26-3729)